A special Lecture took place on 29 November 2017 on “Disability History, Bleeding Hearts and Parasite People”, by Professor Mike Oliver.

Bringing Prof Oliver to his Alma Mater as a distinguished Guess was an long goal we tried to achieve for the last two and a half years. It took the commitment of the students and staff behind the Disability History Month to make it possible this time.

Prof Oliver is an ex-student of Kent and internationally recognised for the creation of the Social Model of Disabilities. His PhD thesis is in our Templeman’s Library.

For a text copy of the lecture please click on https://www.kent.ac.uk/studentsupport/disabilities/documents/mikeoliver.docx

The Disability History Month (UKDHM) organises interesting events during the academic year and have also publishes its programme of events on www.kent.ac.uk/dhm.

For further information about the social Model of disabilities please click on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_model_of_disability.